Made with the same aluminum that aircraft are made from? Really Harry? I 
know those planes do not crash all that often but there is not much left of 
them when they do crash.

Just having a little fun with you my friend.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Pietruk" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] stay away from plastic flash drives, (also called 
thumb drives or pen drives)


> Harry
>
> I have 2 plastic thumb drives that may be 4-5 years old, and they haven't
> cracked or done anything destructive.  Anything can break, become
> defective and stop functioning.  Do you warn folks not to place food in a
> refrigerator or freezer as they run the risk of spoiled food due to
> electrical stopages, the compressor dying, and so on.
> Perhaps no one ought to cross streets as that could become hazzardous to
> one's health.  Perhaps no one ought to invest in stocks, bonds, real
> estate as those areas of life can potentially lose their value.
>
> A flash drive is a temporary storage device not designed to hold files
> over a long time.  One should transfer stuff to their hd, a regular
> external drive, or to a cd or dvd.
>
> So sure a plastic thumb drive can break, but so, for that matter, can any
> drive -- even the hd on your Gateway laptop running XP.
>
>
>
>
>
> If my heart is right with God, every human being is my neighbor.
> Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), prominent Scottish minister and teacher
>
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